Pappy Smith's Adventure Continues

Today was our day off in Key West.  We got out and road around checking out the sites and taking pictures.  Beautiful place to visit. Got some great sunset pictures. Heading back to get the car tomorrow. The ride here was great but decided not to ride back. Will be back in Trenton tomorrow night.  Looking forward to more bike trips. Good night God Bless

Today we left Billy and Vickies place in Marathon Fl. A little cool to start but was nice. Ride maybe a mile we stopped at IHOP for breakfast. Got on the road 8:30ish. Weather warned up to mid 70s and sunny. Still had the wind at our backs. 51 miles to Key West and we planned on riding it today! We stopped at a restaurant  20 miles out for lunch. Had 31miles to go. Wind sti at our backs we continued on.  Our butts started hurting last 10 miles. Pam and Trisha and I were determined to get to Key West. We arrived around 4:30 and total 54 miles!! For Pam's 1st major ride she did awesome.  She thought she would only be able to do 20 miles a day but she is finding out she is capable of so much more! Trisha still rides strong! She ended up buying a older Trek bike in marathon and continued the ride on it. Awesome ride today but glad it is over. Spending 2 nights here before we head back. Good night God bless

Today we only rode 8.8 miles to a friend of a friend. I have meet Billy a few times and his girlfriend once.  They let us set up in his back yard for the night. Trisha found a Trek bike on line and bought it. Billy drove us over to check it out. Trisha loved it and will finish ride on it. Billy will hold on to her other bike till she comes back in a couple weeks. The goal tomorrow is to ride the 50 miles to Key West.  As long as the wind at our backs we should be able to do it. Will spend a night or 2 there then head back. Not sure if riding or not . Some family issues came up and waiting to see how things go. Only 1 picture today of Billy! Friends at home know who he is. Thank you Billy and Vickie for your hospitality! Good night God Bless

What a great morning! Gog ip made coffee and oatmeal for breakfast. Pam, Trisha and I packed up and headed out. Rode about a mile to get another cup of coffee at McDonald's.  On the road by 9ish. Wind is at our backs and blowing 10-20 miles per hour. Was not sure how far or where we were staying.  We meet Kent and Nancy on our ride. They are heading to Key West also. They are driving there car parking there car riding out so far and back. We rode 46 miles to Jolly Roger's campgrounds.  Spending the night here then riding 8 miles to a friend of Steven and Jens from Ohio.  Will spend Monday night with him then work our way to key West. Hoping to stay with a friend in Lone Pine Key but have not heard back from him yet. From not feeling well yesterday and only doing 26 miles to riding 46 today is awesome! Going to finish unpacking shower eat then bed. Good night God Bless

Got on the road from Homestead FL around 9am. The beginning of the ride went great! Got out 10 mile or so stopped at a marina to get coffee or water and they had nothing.  A couple walking Trisha talked with and they gave us 6 bottle waters!! Thank Louis and Marva. Not sure about her name but super nice people. There stay on a boat for the weekend. About 15 miles in starting to feel I'll. We rode a few more miles and Trisha had a flat tire. She did make it to a gas station. Pam and I got there and my stomach was hurting pretty bad. Was able to get her tire changed before I got the dry heaves! We ended up there close to an hour. Felt good enough to go the last 4-5 miles. Trisha is a strong rider then Pam. I am very much out of shape!! Made it to John Pennekamp state park. When the girls got here they said it was all booked up. Told them they should of made reservations! Trisha and Pam both told them they tried but was told could not make reservations in advance.  All said and done t

Starting another ride tomorrow. Pam, Trisha and I are riding from Homestead Fl down to Key West and back. Planning on 2 weeks around trip with a couple days in Key West. None of us have done a 30 mile day in awhile but tomorrow will tell how ready we are. I'm not in a hurry just want to enjoy the scenery and the warm weather. Will.post tomorrow after our ride and let you know how it went! Good night God Bless